Pakistan ranks 13 in failed states index
Pakistan, a country which is run by a military obsessed with India and by a civilian elite that steals all it can and pay almost no taxes, has been ranked 13th in the latest ranking of failed states
US rejects Taliban's claim on India
The US has rejected Taliban's claim that India resisted Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's call for greater involvement in Afghanistan, saying his recent visit to New Delhi was ‘very successful’.
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New Asian immigrants to US now surpass Hispanics
For the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand for high-skille
Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms.
The worries b
Likely insider attack kills US troop
In the latest likely case of an insider attack, an American service member was killed and several others injured Monday when individuals dressed in Afghan police uniforms turned their guns on them in
Mars surface has over 635K craters
It seems Mars is a beaten and battered planet in the solar system, as its surface has been pocked by more than 635,000 impact craters that are roughly a kilometre or more in diameter, a new study has
Drones, computers new weapons of US shadow wars
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile.
Drone aircraft spy on and attack terrorists with no pilot in harm's way.
Barack Obama policy to spare many youths from deportation
President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws on Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Immediately embraced by Hispa
Hurricane Carlotta strengthens on path to Mexico
Hurricane Carlotta strengthened to a category two storm on Friday as it barreled toward Mexico's Pacific Coast, US monitors warned.
The storm was packing winds of 105 miles (170 kilometers) per hour
Reporter from news website heckles Obama
A reporter of a Washington-based conservative news website, whose publisher and CEO is an Indian-American, has 'discourteously' interrupted US President Barack Obama several times during his speech on